Question about Braxton Hicks

I am a FTM and I have no idea what they're supposed to feel like. Every appointment my doctor asks if I'm having them and I always tell her no. I have been noticing lately, though, that my belly gets hard and I feel I have a lot of pressure like I ate too much. It happens randomly throughout the day and not for long. Are those Braxton Hicks? Thank you in advance for your responses! =)

I am a FTM and I have no idea what they're supposed to feel like. Every appointment my doctor asks if I'm having them and I always tell her no. I have been noticing lately, though, that my belly gets hard and I feel I have a lot of pressure like I ate too much. It happens randomly throughout the day and not for long. Are those Braxton Hicks? Thank you in advance for your responses! =)

FTM here too and this may be a silly question, but arent we supposed to have these braxton hicks close to when we deliver? im 5 mos and have been feeling since even 4 mos. Why does this happen? Im glad this question was asked because i feel the same thing from time to time, esp when i go to the mall for some odd reason and had no idea why this happened or what it was. Thought it was probably weird bloating.

FTM here too and this may be a silly question, but arent we supposed to have these braxton hicks close to when we deliver? im 5 mos and have been feeling since even 4 mos. Why does this happen? Im glad this question was asked because i feel the same thing from time to time, esp when i go to the mall for some odd reason and had no idea why this happened or what it was. Thought it was probably weird bloating.

From what I've read, you can start to feel them as early as the second trimester. I am about 32 weeks now and never felt anything like this until about last week. From what I've been told as long as there's no bleeding or if they don't last long or are frequent (more than 5 in an hour or something to that extent) they are normal. Every one feels it differently and there's not really a sure way to tell what it is supposed to feel like. What I am experiencing are not accompanied by cramping, I just feel my bump getting hard and I feel that pressure/full feeling. They don't last very long and just random. Some women say they feel cramping with theirs. I have an appt on Wednesday so I will ask my doctor and report back!

From what I've read, you can start to feel them as early as the second trimester. I am about 32 weeks now and never felt anything like this until about last week. From what I've been told as long as there's no bleeding or if they don't last long or are frequent (more than 5 in an hour or something to that extent) they are normal. Every one feels it differently and there's not really a sure way to tell what it is supposed to feel like. What I am experiencing are not accompanied by cramping, I just feel my bump getting hard and I feel that pressure/full feeling. They don't last very long and just random. Some women say they feel cramping with theirs. I have an appt on Wednesday so I will ask my doctor and report back!

You are experiencing Braxton Hicks which is your bodies way of exercising for true labor. My first baby it was just a hardening beginning about 5 months. With my second and currently third I feel a tightening with occasional light cramping. Don't be afraid to ask your doctor what they may feel like or where you may feel them. As a FTM, not knowing is the biggest anxiety creator. This time my husband is even able to tell when my uterus is contracting. Good luck with the remainder of your pregnancy and enjoy the new baby when it arrives!

You are experiencing Braxton Hicks which is your bodies way of exercising for true labor. My first baby it was just a hardening beginning about 5 months. With my second and currently third I feel a tightening with occasional light cramping. Don't be afraid to ask your doctor what they may feel like or where you may feel them. As a FTM, not knowing is the biggest anxiety creator. This time my husband is even able to tell when my uterus is contracting. Good luck with the remainder of your pregnancy and enjoy the new baby when it arrives!

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